The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Secretary

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

Medical Secretary General Surgery

Band 3

37.5 hours per week - Monday Friday - Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Medical Secretary to join our General Surgery team at Rotherham General Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual.

We are looking for someone with the following attributes to join our team:

  • RSA III / equivalent or equivalent experience
  • Hard working and self-motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Computer literate with excellent keyboard skills
  • Good team player

Main duties of the job

You will provide an efficient secretarial service to the General Surgery Consultants. As a Medical Secretary you will work alongside other Medical Secretary colleagues to ensure that clinical correspondence is produced and distributed within acceptable time-scales. You will act as a main point of contact for patients and medical staff on behalf of the Consultants and their teams, ensuring all queries are answered with skill, sensitivity and in a courteous, caring and professional manner. It will be essential that you are able to work using your own initiative compatible with the role and that you maintain confidentiality at all times.

You will be required to carry out all duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to both patients and our department.

Having recent experience of working as Medical Secretary or similar in a busy office environment, ideally within the NHS / healthcare is required. You should, possess excellent typewriting/word processing qualifications (minimum RSA Grade II or equivalent) and have a good working knowledge of Word' and 'Excel. You should have experience in minute taking and medical terminology would be an advantage. Good inter-personal skills and an ability to prioritise your workload are required.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

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Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-07-002

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English or equivalent, Grade C / Grade 4 or above

Desirable

  • RSA III typing or equivalent or working towards

Experience

Essential

  • Current experience of Microsoft word processing and spreadsheet packages
  • Demonstrable experience using data bases

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience working as a medical secretary including medical audio transcription
  • Demonstrable experience of Meditech
  • Previous experience in the organisation of minutes, including minute taking and the typing of minutes and agenda
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English or equivalent, Grade C / Grade 4 or above

Desirable

  • RSA III typing or equivalent or working towards

Experience

Essential

  • Current experience of Microsoft word processing and spreadsheet packages
  • Demonstrable experience using data bases

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience working as a medical secretary including medical audio transcription
  • Demonstrable experience of Meditech
  • Previous experience in the organisation of minutes, including minute taking and the typing of minutes and agenda

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Melanie Richardson

m.richardson1@nhs.net

01709426331

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-07-002

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


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